The Kitchen

Heard about this restaurant from friends who say that it serves authentic Hong Kong cuisine and managed to visit it on a Friday night for dinner. As expected, there is a good crowd of diners and the two of us had to wait for about 15-20 mins before we got our seat. As expected, the food is good for the few dishes that we have ordered. Also, from the manager’s mouth, we learned that the restaurant has been operating in this location for 30+ years. A note: service will improve if you are speaking Cantonese throughout your meal.

Probably the worst time I had in the Bay Area sadly... I feel that when you go to Chinese dim sum establishment, they should make the two basic dishes well. Pork and shrimp dumpling and the taste and flavor was really missing. The noodle wrap Chinese donut rice noodle roll was an absolute miss! The donut in the center was undercooked and chewy, and the noodle was undercooked and grossly under cooked. Pineapple egg custard bun was the best of all the dishes. Second was the steam spare ribs. Cooked enough with the right amount of flavor. It did taste delicious! But that did not save the overall meal.

Insanely good for dim sum and dinner. This has become a regular spot for us Almost everything I had was spectacular: chicken feet, pork buns, fried rice noodles with pork. For dinner, we liked the pork ribs clay pot and tofu clay pot. The mixed vegetables are just ok.

A bustling authentic Chinese restaurant with excellent food! We saw many birthdays being celebrated with BYO cake. It's a bit noisy inside but worth sitting through for a delicious dinner.

This restaurant mandates tipping. In the US, tipping is voluntary, and they seem worried you won't tip. The first time I paid, their machine malfunctioned and made me swipe my card again. As a result, my bank account showed two transactions, and both were successfully deducted. They could have used a void refund to immediately return the money, but they insisted on using the refund function, so it took two days for the money to arrive. I found this extremely inconvenient. Furthermore, the tableware also had some stains.